Question # 30

A 23-year-old college student presents with fever, severe sore throat, and grayish pseudomembranes over the tonsils that bleed when scraped. He is unimmunized. Which is the most appropriate immediate management?

Options:

A.

Start oral amoxicillin and await culture

B.

Administer IM benzathine penicillin G only

C.

Administer diphtheria antitoxin and begin erythromycin or penicillin

D.

Provide supportive care; antibiotics not indicated

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